A Texan Walks into a Bar … (Coughing)
Sometimes it seems like the only reason to keep living in Texas is that it's so exciting to think about how we could improve...
After the Shrub is Gone
Remember when war protests down in Crawford were as common as George W. Bush mispronouncing words like "nucular" and "subliminibal?" Now two of those...
After the Storm I
Trying to decipher what happens in the closing days of the Texas Legislature is like being picked up by a tornado and dropped in...
Remedial Reading for Mayors
Last week, Fort Worth fired its man in charge of handling funds for inner-city housing - mostly money from the U.S. Department of Housing...
Guns, Shields, Pigs
Laura Elizabeth Morales, writing recently for the Texas Insider political web site, bemoaned the fact that a bill that would allow concealed weapons on...
Imminent Action on Eminent Domain?
Lock up the valuables. After ambling along for a couple of months, the Texas Legislature is entering the final, frenzied weeks of...
Politics for Poly
Democratic State Rep. Marc Veasey may have given a much-needed boost to beleaguered Polytechnic High School. An amendment he added to the omnibus education...
Static
When the city of Fort Worth closed Heritage Park about two and a half years ago, it was done quickly and quietly and without...
Sunshine, Coming and Going
For some reason, it's always a dark and stormy night when the Fort Worth pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hands out...
Toll-Track Mindset
Terri Hall, founder and director of Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom, just keeps on working to stop toll roads. The issue she's hot...
